Flobots - Free-Written lyrics

( Here we go.) Jonny 5: Pre-written, pre-planned, pre-thought out Preconceived notions prepare to be sought out And found I'll keep on lookin' 'til the ocean's thawed out For groundbreakin' sounds shakin' towns takin' down electrical fences The crown of unethical princes must continue in different trends I gotta admit I feel ingenuine with metaphors of violence I won't settle for moral silence I don't deal with prominent symbols of dominance Don't wanna talk like tyrants Oh, no - emergency sirens So low nobody knows the fire is blowin' the virus Over the tired eyelids into the swirling iris Pupils are getting cornea I guess you could say I'm warning ya It's comin' towards us now so of course when I'm out there I bend swords into plowshares Bored of the loud snare Trap set puns divorced from god getting snatched by guns I'm forcing the crowd to be more n' just horses and cows Do something never woulda done before Gotta feel where you woulda just thought before Gotta walk slow where you woulda run before Gotta think were you wouda just fought before Gotta talk where you would used a gun before Gotta sneak out where you got caught before Find out about those that come before Gotta seek out what you never sought before Gotta do what you never woulda done before Blue whale jumpin' over a cruise ship, old woman jumpin' in front of a gun A monk: self-immolation, a man in front of a tank, doin' what's never been done A madman keepin' his cool in the heat of the south Speakin' truth to power from a bleeding mouth A flower alive inside a brick wall A girl hides birds and dies with lips stalled Four black ones from different parts of town See a white one dragged from a truck on a screen All four rush down pull him up from the ground What does that mean? 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Gotta feel where you woulda just thought before Gotta walk slow where you woulda run before Gotta think were you wouda just fought before Gotta talk where you would used a gun before Gotta sneak out where you got caught before Find out about those that come before Gotta seek out what you never sought before Gotta do what you never woulda done before Gotta feel where you woulda just thought before Gotta walk slow where you woulda run before Gotta think were you wouda just fought before Gotta talk where you would used a gun before Gotta sneak out where you got caught before Find out about those that come before Gotta seek out what you never sought before Gotta do what you never woulda done before Gotta feel where you woulda just thought before Gotta walk slow where you woulda run before Gotta think were you wouda just fought before Gotta talk where you would used a gun before And the ones that come before find you understand And hum 'til we roar with thunder Roll where you would thrown rocks before Gotta do what you never woulda done before Yahktoe: I prefer to write a rhyme so my elegance shines Try ta bind elephant spines together with mine For the hell of it catch you with the hook like a halibut Delicate the kind that's not used to battle Jonny 5: No matter how fat I stay cool from bu*termilk to rice dream Liquid but I refresh you like an ice cream Freeze that you swallow in the heat I'm followin' the beat Like a sneeze and a bless you, addressed to your soul 'cause I might not know your street On my knees I confess to you even if we never even meet We greet still I met you, I let you see The gears spinnin' in my brain stormin' fresh new beats Cyclonin' went roamin' in Japan like a ronin, then increased maturity like test tube sheep If you like these rhymes say "whoo" and throw a penny How many do I have? Hey, d'you know how many donuts fit into eight U-Hauls? I got so much new sh** that I take two stalls I break through walls and I climb old fences Make you all fall when I rhyme whole sentences Catastrophe could anoint my genesis Naturally it's how to find snake pits Steppin' out of line, make hits Land good, point wrap the set up, match you're beat like tennis I could say I flow in the streets like Venice But then it's a lie I'm just proud of that simile Rap is more common then Dave, Matt, or Emily So I say family prayers about bread and spread, preserve the crust; J-A-M-I-E Fill up your cup, just say "when" My playpen's a car lot Hop roof to roof and spar God Who's realist illustrated by Farhad Prepare a buzz, throwin' sighed promos You know I rhymed but you don't know where it was Like a pantomime wall you stall and scratch your temple Can't deny you what you saw It's that simple Phantom rhymes, alone with no henchmen No freestyle, no salary, no pension It's hot today, I've got a lot to say because I'm sentient Hey, and I thought you were payin' attention? Maybe that was silly of me But stop noddin' your head unless you really agree I'm seein' right and wrong inside lifelong winks like Odin Listen to the words 'cause I wrote 'em And maybe that was silly of me But stop noddin' your head unless you really agree And if you dis I listen, won't counterattack We're all pretty weak (Some of my best friends is wack) And maybe that was silly of me But stop noddin' your head unless you really agree So let's see do you like the song or does it stink? Come on, am I right or wrong, whaddya think? Never heard God talk, but I see lifelong winks like Odin You can stand there stiff and just stare like a totem (James, Jamie, Jonny Five, or John Brown) Sag down low or hang out like a scrotum (Jonny 5, Jonny 5-5, doin' what you never even thought of) Go nuts and make funny noise like a modem (The Flobots is serious, the Flobots is serious) But listen to the words cause I wrote 'em